Rub vs. Grinding

Rub and Grinding Definitions
Rub
To apply pressure and friction to (a surface).
Grinding
To reduce to small bits or crush to a fine powder
Grind wheat into flour.
Grind coffee beans.
Rub
To clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction.
Grinding
To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction
Grind scissors to a fine edge.
Grind lenses for eyeglasses.
Rub
To apply to a surface firmly and with friction
Rub lotion on the hands.
Rub dye into the fabric.
Grinding
To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash
Grind one's teeth.
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Rub
To move (an object or objects) firmly along a surface, especially repeatedly
Rub an eraser over the blackboard.
Rubbed my fingers over the sore spot.
Grinding
To bear down on harshly; crush
The team's spirit was ground down by harsh losses.
Rub
To cause to become worn, chafed, or irritated.
Grinding
To oppress or weaken gradually or persistently
“Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law” (Oliver Goldsmith).
Rub
To remove, erase, or expunge
Rub away a stain.
Rubbed the sleep from my eyes.
Grinding
To operate by turning a crank
Ground a hurdy-gurdy.
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Rub
To exert pressure or friction on something.
Grinding
To instill or teach by persistent repetition
Ground the truth into their heads.
Rub
To wear or chafe with friction
My shoes were beginning to rub.
Grinding
To perform the operation of grinding something.
Rub
To cause irritation or annoyance.
Grinding
To become crushed, pulverized, or powdered by friction
Those coffee beans ground easily.
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Rub
To move along in contact with a surface; graze or scrape.
Grinding
To move with noisy friction; grate
A train grinding along rusty rails.
Rub
To be transferred or removed by contact or proximity
Newsprint that rubbed off on my fingers.
Wished some of her luck would rub off on me.
Grinding
Past tense and past participle grind·ed(grīndĭd) To ride a skateboard, a snowboard, or skis over a grind rail or narrow surface, often with the board or skis at right angles to the direction of movement.
Rub
The act of rubbing.
Grinding
(Informal) To devote oneself to study or work
Grinding for a test.
Grinding away at housework.
Rub
The application of friction and pressure
A back rub.
Grinding
Past tense and past participle grind·ed(grīndĭd) Slang To rotate the pelvis erotically, as while dancing or performing a striptease.
Rub
A liniment or balm.
Grinding
The act of grinding.
Rub
A seasoning made of ground spices and herbs, applied to the surface of meat, fish, or vegetables before cooking.
Grinding
A crunching or grinding noise.
Rub
An unevenness on a surface.
Grinding
A specific grade or degree of pulverization, as of coffee beans
Drip grind.
Rub
An act or remark that annoys or hurts another.
Grinding
Bits of ground coffee; grounds.
Rub
A difficulty or obstacle
"The rub for extraterrestrial life on Europa is that the moon's surface is an icy wasteland" (William J. Broad).
Grinding
(Informal) A laborious task, routine, or study
The daily grind.
Rub
An act of rubbing.
Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out.
Grinding
(Informal) A student who works or studies excessively.
Rub
A difficulty or problem.
Grinding
(Slang) An erotic rotation of the pelvis.
Rub
(archaic) A quip or sarcastic remark.
Grinding
Present participle of grind
Rub
In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
Grinding
The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
Ominous creakings and grindings came from the innards of the machine.
Rub
Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
A heat rub intended for muscular strains
Grinding
(dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
Rub
A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.
Grinding
Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
Rub
A loan.
Grinding
Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
The meeting came to a grinding halt when the two sides could not agree.
Rub
(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
I rubbed the cloth over the glass.
The cat rubbed itself against my leg.
I rubbed my hands together for warmth.
Grinding
Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion.
A week of filled with grinding toil.
Rub
(transitive) To rub something against (a second thing).
I rubbed the glass with the cloth.
Grinding
(obsolete) Crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.
Rub
(intransitive) To be rubbed against something.
My shoes are beginning to rub.
Grinding
From Grind.
Rub
(transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
Meat rubbed with spices before barbecuing
Grinding
Matter resulting from the process of grinding;
Vegetable grindings clogged the drain
Rub
(dated) To move or pass with difficulty.
To rub through woods, as huntsmen
Grinding
A harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
Rub
To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
To rub up silver
Grinding
The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Rub
To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
Rub
To touch the jack with the bowl.
Rub
To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper.
It shall be expedient, after that body is cleaned, to rub the body with a coarse linen cloth.
Rub
To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.
Rub
To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.
Two bones rubbed hard against one another.
Rub
To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
The smoothed plank, . . .New rubbed with balm.
Rub
To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; - often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.
The whole business of our redemption is to rub over the defaced copy of the creation.
Rub
To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
'T is the duke's pleasure,Whose disposition, all the world well knows,Will not be rubbed nor stopped.
Rub
To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.
Rub
To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.
Rub
To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.
Rub
The act of rubbing; friction.
Rub
That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch.
Every rub is smoothed on our way.
To sleep, perchance to dream; ay, there's the rub.
Upon this rub, the English ambassadors thought fit to demur.
One knows not, certainly, what other rubs might have been ordained for us by a wise Providence.
Rub
Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness.
Rub
Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.
Rub
Imperfection; failing; fault.
Rub
A chance.
Flight shall leave no Greek a rub.
Rub
A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; - called also rubstone.
Rub
An unforeseen obstacle
Rub
The act of rubbing or wiping;
He gave the hood a quick rub
Rub
Move over something with pressure;
Rub my hands
Rub oil into her skin
Rub
Cause friction;
My sweater scratches
Rub
Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;
Don't scratch your insect bites!